Prime Minister Sitiveni Rabuka confirms that cabinet has approved the tabling of a Bill to repeal the Media Industry Development Act 2010 in Parliament.

Rabuka says the Bill will repeal the Media Act as a whole.

The Prime Minister adds the decision is pursuant to the People’s Coalition Government’s commitment to growth and development of a strong and independent news media in the country.

Rabuka says it has been said that media freedom and freedom of expression is the oxygen of democracy.

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